lottery

berlinlife06 · 05-08-2008, 05:36 PM

Well, Zach, at least you have more probabilities of wining than the people that didn't play so they wouldn't spend that money! Just think about it that way. I'm developing a "feeling" for the lottery, but not the big stuff yet. I've been playing the "Quickdraw" in NY, and the first time I played 1 dollar and won 45... every time I go, I win, but I have to have "the feeling" for it. I win $2 or $10, but it is ok. Please if you win the Euromillions, remember us!

tater03 · 05-08-2008, 05:52 PM

That's the way I look at it. I have more chance of winning then if I didn't play. You just never know when you might get the right combination of numbers.

zach · 05-08-2008, 10:16 PM

Yes, Berlin, i see what you mean. But you're case is really exceptional. I know people who have played every week for a year and never won a single dollar!

I guess you do have more probability of winning if you buy a ticket... but only just!!
Your chances of winning if you buy a ticket are 0.0000000000
Your chances of winning if you dont buy a ticket are 0.0000000131

Fun, huh

Theres a jewish joke like that:

Quote:

A Jewish guy called Jacob finds himself in dire trouble. His business has gone bust and he's in serious financial trouble. He's so desperate that he decides to ask God for help. He goes into the synagogue and begins to pray:
- God, please help me, I've lost my business and if I don't get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well, please let me win the lotto.

Lotto night comes and somebody else wins it.

Jacob goes back to the synagogue.
- God, please let me win the lotto, I've lost my business, my house and I'm going to lose my car as well.

Lotto night comes and Jacob still has no luck!!

Back to the synagogue.
- My God, why have you forsaken me? I've lost my business, my house, my car and my wife and children are starving. I don't often ask you for help and I have always been a good servant to you. Why won't you just let me win the lotto this one time so I can get my life back in order?.
Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open and Jacob is confronted by the voice of GOD himself:
Jacob, meet me half way on this, buy a damn ticket!

Buzz · 05-08-2008, 10:47 PM

Currently I'm living in Mexico and they have something called "Melate" and "Chispazo", in Melate you need to choose 6 numbers from 1 to 52 you can win millions but it's really hard. In Chispazo you choose 5 numbers from 1 to 26. A couple of weeks ago I played Chispazo and I won not a lot, because I had like 3 numbers of the 5 you need but it feels great just to know that you can won a little.

tater03 · 05-09-2008, 09:02 PM

Congratulation on you win. It is fun when you win even when it is not a lot of money. Nowadays any little bit can help.

zach · 05-09-2008, 10:33 PM

ok the results came out. I didnt win! I'm oddly suprised. Oh well, so now you Domain Social guys are not rich. Maybe next week!

tater03 · 05-10-2008, 09:51 PM

Ah shucks. I was hoping for a nice long, warm vacation. Maybe next time. You just never know. I will have to try the lotto tonight.

berlinlife06 · 05-10-2008, 10:00 PM

Oh Zach! Well, try it again, please!
I was talking to one of my friends, and 2 years ago she won the Megamillions, the second price, with 40 other co-workers... so after taxes, each was left with a little over 5 thousand dollars. Not bad! (The second price on Megamillions is $250,000), and she kept the big check as a souvenir.

tater03 · 05-11-2008, 06:59 PM

I have done that before with coworkers but we have never been lucky enough to win anything. But it was nice to dream about what we all would do if we won.

Buzz · 05-12-2008, 07:48 PM

Well in my family when there's like a really big prize each one of us give money to buy a ticket that has like 40 different combinations so your winning chances increase. Is nice to dream, but we always keep working "just in case" we don't win haha!!!